| 单词 | drift |
| 释义 | drift n. & v. --n 1. a slow movement or variation. b such movement caused by a slow current. 2. the intention, meaning, scope, etc. of what is said etc. (didn't understand his drift). 3. a large mass of snow, sand, etc., accumulated by the wind. 4. esp. derog. a state of inaction. 5. a Naut. a ship's deviation from its course, due to currents. b Aeron. an aircraft's deviation due to side winds. c a projectile's deviation due to its rotation. d a controlled slide of a racing car etc. 6. Mining a horizontal passage following a mineral vein. 7. a large mass of esp. flowering plants (a drift of bluebells). 8. Geol. a material deposited by the wind, a current of water, etc. b (Drift) Pleistocene ice detritus, e.g. boulder clay. 9. the movement of cattle, esp. a gathering on an appointed day to determine ownership etc. 10. a tool for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal. 11. S.Afr. a ford. --v 1. intr. be carried by or as if by a current of air or water. 2. intr. move or progress passively, casually, or aimlessly (drifted into teaching). 3. a tr. & intr. pile or be piled by the wind into drifts. b tr. cover (a field, a road, etc.) with drifts. 4. tr. form or enlarge (a hole) with a drift. 5. tr. (of a current) carry. Phrases and idioms drift-ice ice driven or deposited by water. drift-net a large net for herrings etc., allowed to drift with the tide. Derivatives driftage n. Etymology: ME f. ON & MDu., MHG trift movement of cattle: rel. to DRIVE |
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